carraceiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From carraça (tick) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾu/ [ka.haˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾu/ [ka.χaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ʁaˈse(j).ɾo/ [ka.haˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]
 

  • Hyphenation: car‧ra‧cei‧ro

Noun

carraceiro m (plural carraceiros)

  1. (Portugal) western cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis

Synonyms

  • cata-bois
  • garça-boieira
  • garça-vaqueira
  • garciote
  • lungungua
  • quilúbio

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